The linear dynamics of squall line mesohighs and wake lows

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 93-107

  Haertel, Patrick T ^a   Johnson, Richard H ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); THREE DIMENSIONAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

MESOHIGH; SQUALL LINES; STRATIFORM PRECIPITATION; WAKE LOW;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; SQUALL LINE; STRATIFORM CLOUD;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034123929     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2000)057<0093:TLDOSL>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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